THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 22, 2018 Monthly IGR in Lagos now N34b, says commissioner (Nation) Lagos State government said yesterday that it had achieved an average monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N34 billion in 2018, compared to…
NCAA, Lagos tackle structures that constitute safety threat to flights (ThisDay)
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Lagos State Government are collaborating to remove high-rise structures along flight paths, which constitute threat to air safety. The two authorities have insisted that builders must receive clearance and permission from NCAA…
Lagos receives N327m from 13% oil derivation, as monthly IGR reaches N34b
The Lagos State Government on Monday said that it has so far achieved an average monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N34 billion in 2018 compared to monthly averages of the last three years, just as the state received N327…
* Half of Olusosun dump covered with sand (Nation) * Lagos reactivates Ebola isolation Centre (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 21, 2018 Half of Olusosun dump covered with sand (Nation) Lagos State Commissioner for Environment Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti said half of the 47-hectare Olusosun Metropolitan Dump in Ojota has been capped. Capping is the covering…
Provide land for housing – Fashola tells Lagos (Punch)
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has urged the Lagos State Government to provide land for National Housing Programme in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that Fashola made the call at the 2018…
* Inside new Oshodi (Vanguard) * Lagos: Balogun emerges chairman (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 20, 2018 Inside new Oshodi (Vanguard) Oshodi was not a place anybody would be proud of. Chaotic in terms of human and vehicular population, it was also everything that was wrong with metropolitan Lagos.…
It’s legal to marry in Ikoyi registry, says FG (Punch)
The Federal Government has faulted claims by the Lagos State Government that a Federal High Court had shut down the Ikoyi marriage registry, insisting that the report was false. The Ministry of Interior said that the court, presided over by…
Educationists commend LASG for promoting Yoruba language in schools (SUN)
Some educationists have commended the Lagos State Government for adopting the Yoruba language in conducting classroom activities once a week. The educationists spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in interviews on Friday in Lagos. NAN reports that the…
Lagos unveils construction equipment, begins urban regeneration
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday started the urban regeneration of Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Ikeja G.R.A., with the unveiling of 45 new road construction equipment and commissioning of newly interlocked road in Lekki. An Alausa statement Wednesday signed by…
FG releases National Stadium in Surulere to Lagos State Government (ThisDay)
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of National Stadium, Surulere to Lagos State Government for retrofitting and upgrading to host international sporting tournaments, the State Government said on Tuesday. Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr Kweku Adedayo Tandoh,…